Question

The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had   1   some work home from the office,   2  he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise   3  . But by eleven o’clock he felt   4 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier  experience he knew it was   5   trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he   6   himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and   7   his head in the pillow. But  8   he could not shut  9   the noise, finally, after  10  seemed hours, his  11  was gone.

He jumped out of bed,   12 some clothing, marched  13 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 14   him in his dressing gown, came  15  the room and, 16  Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and  17 . I know our parties  18  you. I meant to send you  19 .” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get  20 .” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

A. taken           B. carried                 C. brought                 D. fetched

A. with which        B. from which                  C. where                  D. when

A. outside           B. overhead               C. downstairs             D. nearby

A. bad              B. tired                        C. sick                 D. hopeless

A. useless          B. necessary            C. possible                     D. helpful

A. had              B. found                 C. caught                D. felt

A. buried            B. rested                 C. shook                 D. turned

A. till then           B. worse still             C. strange enough        D. even so

A. away             B. off                         C. down                       D. up

A. it                  B. what                     C. that                       D. which

A. sleep               B. strength                C. patience                D. anger

A. pulled on                 B. dressed up                      C. selected                D. wore

A. sadly                     B. proudly                 C. quietly                         D. firmly

A. made fun of       B. stared at        C. was angry with        D. caught sight of

A. across                   B. around                 C. towards              D. by

A. as                      B. before                 C. though              D. until

A. meet as      B. sit here            C. join us                D. scold me

A. may trouble  B. would trouble        C. may bother             D. must bother

A. a notice    B. a message            C. an invitation          D. an apology

A. washed                   B. changed                     C. dressed                 D. prepared

Answer 1

【小题1】C

【小题2】A

【小题3】B

【小题4】B

【小题5】A

【小题6】B

【小题7】A

【小题8】D

【小题9】B

【小题10】B

【小题11】C

【小题12】A

【小题13】D

【小题14】D

【小题15】A

【小题16】B

【小题17】C

【小题18】B

【小题19】C

【小题20】B

解析:

晚会的主人知道开晚会一定会打扰Mr Wood，故排除A、C、D项。must语气不行，此处用would比较委婉地表达晚会主人的想法。

【小题19】send…an invitation向……发出邀请。

【小题20】根据后文的properly dressed 可知答案。